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Original window sticker. Shows used by Manu factor. Reportly used by John Delorean in 65
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This was the first look at the car. I had previously only been able to see it covered with stuff in a barn |
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The avocado trees in the back are on an orchard where I bought the car in Temecula
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The rear bumper had a nasty dent and the top had a hole in it |
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First day of disassembly. Rear bumper and Pontiac plate were first off. You can see the original yellow now
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This is a decal showing that Pontiac won the 1965 Motor Trend Car of the Year. This one is on the driver's side windwing. |
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Here is the one on the passenger's side |
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Trunk floor didn't look too bad, just some surface rust |
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Another look at the trunk |
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Trunk lid |
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Here was where the remote trunk release cable had been attached |
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Jack instructions |
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Tail lights and housings removed |
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Driver's side rear |
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Front bumper and headlight rings removed |
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Interior. Sport steering wheeel was almost white from use |
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Passenger side |
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Top of back seat had been used as a source of material for the mice bed |
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Most of the options are still intect including the AM/FM radio |
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Hood pad removed. Mice had used this and rear seat for beding |
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Hood and front fenders removed. Wiring had been compromised |
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Grill removed. Note the asphalt panels that route air into radiator |
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A view of the the AC evaporator. The inside box is where the mice lived |
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Calif car 389 |
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AC compressor |
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Closer look at AC evaporator |
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Rear damage |
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Getting ready to take the glass out |
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Interior out |
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Firewall. Heater hose still had a date coded hose clamp 5/65 |
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This the the circuit breaker for the accessories. Someone had spent a lot of time trying to get the power seat to work. |
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Not sure of the significance of the 11 |
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Built stamp on firewall inside driver front fender |
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Unit Test OK, March 9, 1965, First Shift |
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Top hydraulic cylinder
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closer look |
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Passenger side windshield |
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Pontiac Visor mirror |
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Back from Polyrock, all clean |
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Looks almost like a Delorean |
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Some small damage on passenger door, door glass in pass is only non original glass in car |
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Firewall |
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Data plate, Pontiac Mich car with 5N |
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Trunk floor rust damage worse than expected |
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interior floor, mostly very solid |
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Small holes near gas pedal |
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Driver's A pillar, some damage in window inset |
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with A pillar molding removed |
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Passenger side A pillar |
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closer look at brake line routing |
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Brake line routing across front |
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Rear end brake line routing |
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The rest of the parts |
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Gas tank is rather rough |
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Rear dent beat out and then bondo'ed |
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Trunk floor panels removed |
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New trunk floor |
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Thin coat on everything |
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After a quick knock down |
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Trunk floor seams filled |
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First primer |
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Blocking begins |
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Waiting begins |
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The rest of the parts are primed |
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Waiting continues |
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More waiting |
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Guide coat |
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More guide coat |
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Final blocking |
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More blocking |
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The trans comes apart |
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Freind Al assesses the valves |
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Ordered and ready for reassembly |
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Begin engine disassembly |
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There was a significant knock but the engine was recently overhauled based upon comments from two owners back |
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Intake off. Note custom heater hose plug |
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Valley cover and rockers next |
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Everything looked pretty clean |
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Heads off, everything still looks ok, but taking out the valves we find each one has been ground to a different height to adjust the valve lash |
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Body painted and back home |
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rear passenger |
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Looking at emergency brake cable towards driver's side frame |
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Emergency brake cable to rear brakes |
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Emergency cable floor clips |
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Brake line routing |
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Getting ready to remove body from frame |
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4 X 6 separate frame from body |
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Body is off frame and 4X 6 are supported by oil drums |
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First look at free'd frame |
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Front engine saddle with brake lines |
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Rear driver's side showing fuel, vapor return and break line. Vapor return is Calif only |
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More fuel lines |
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Rear end showing brake and fual lines |
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Driver's side brake lines |
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disassembled frame |
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Work starts on heads |
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block is ready for line bore |
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New cam, original crank |
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Timing chain, gaskets |
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Engine with heads |
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Ready for intake, water pump and covers |
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Got to have it the right color |
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One of the few picutes of me working on the car |
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Frame is completly disassembled |
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ready to go to the powder coaters |
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Back from powder coaters |
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Center link, front axles |
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Body get black detailing |
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Lots of parts to start the frame assembly |
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Upper and lower A arms with axles |
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Front passenger brake lines |
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Driver's brake lines |
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Front brake |
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Rear brake |
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It is finally a roller again |
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Emergency brake cable installed |
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Steering box |
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